chupón

See also: chupon

Spanish

Etymology

From chupar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈpon/ [t͡ʃuˈpõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: chu‧pón

Adjective

chupón (feminine chupona, masculine plural chupones, feminine plural chuponas)

1. (Spain) hoarding, profiteering, sponging (said of a person who abuses a situation to get the best of it; in broad sense, not only referred to money or goods; it can be used as a noun)

   Synonyms: acaparador, (Spain) gorrón

Noun

chupón m (plural chupones)

1. (Latin America) hickey (bruise-like mark)

   Synonym: chupetón

2. (botany) sucker (branch or trunk that devoids of nutrients the main part of the tree)
3. (Latin America) baby bottle

   Synonym: biberón

4. (Philippines, Peru, Venezuela) pacifier, dummy

   Synonym: chupete

5. (Spain) ball hog (a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it)

   ¡Chupón! ¡Pasa el balón!

   Ball hog! Pass the ball!

6. any of various bromeliads

Further reading

• “chupón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10